Cressida Connolly

If you don’t think this novel is practically perfect, I’ll send you a replacement

A review of Lila, by Marilynne Robinson. A book that makes you feel newly in love with the world

Summer time: Three sunflowers at dawn. [Alamy / iStock / Getty Images]

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